So our Commander in Chief thinks lawyers can be sufficiently educated to practice in two years? Well, maybe he has a point, but, as with everything, the devil is in the details.
It has become fashionable for the cognoscenti to suggest that law schools ought to change their game. A recent American Bar Association report posits that schools are hamstrung both by the ABA accreditation system and the crazy U.S. News rating game. The way the system seems to work is that the ABA sets certain minimum standards which all schools must meet to remain accredited. Accreditation is necessary if a graduate wants to take the bar in many states. It’s kind of like the Good Housekeeping Seal of approval. Few schools (though not all) think it is necessary for their survival.
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